Adjustable hat support



' Aug. 28, 1934. G. A. JOHNSON I ADJUSTABLE HAT SUPPORT Filed Sept. 12,1933 John 80/2,

Patented Aug. 28, 1934 PATENT orric ADJUSTABLE HAT SUPPORT George A.Johnson, Crystal Falls, Mich, assignor, by mesne assignments, ofone-half to Beulah C. Matzger Application September 12, 1933, Serial No.689,144

1 Claim.

' the hat may be worn and at the same time is so positioned as to bemost effectively displayed by the lighting effects within a show windowor case.

In the drawing:- I Figure 1 is a front elevation of the presentinvention having a hat supported thereon and tilted slightly forwardly.

Figure 2 is a side elevation illustrating a hat supported thereon indotted lines.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the invention showing thehat supporting portion of the invention provided with a straight ratherthan an arcuate shaped edge, which configuration may be desirous whendesigns of head coverings are to be displayed having flatter crowns.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicatesgenerally a base member having a standard 11 suitably connectedtherewith and projecting an appreciable distance therefrom in accordancewith the desires of the shop keeper whether the supports are to be usedin show windows or upon the floors.

The hat supporting members previously referred to embody a pair ofidentically constructed members designated by the character 12, and eachof the members 12 is constructed from a thin solid piece of materialhaving their top edges bent upon the body 12 of said members to providethese members with an upper rounded reinforced portion 13. Obviously,from the illustrations in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing; the upperrounded portions 13 engage opposite sides of the usual crease formed insoft hats, better shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

The illustrations in Figures 2 and 4, showing the edges 13 of both anarcuate and straight construction, are to demonstrate that the members12 can be so styled for supporting hats, irrespective of the particularshape and style of the crown of the hat. The characters 14 and 15 denotean It is, of course, to be understood that inwardly oifset portionformed adjacent the bot- I the fastener 17 tends to secure the members12 in assembled position, and due to the provision of the offsets 14 and15, the members 12 when in hat engaging position assume an upwardly andoutwardly inclined position with respect to one another, formingtherebetween a space suitable to accommodate the creased portion of thehat.

An adaptor member 18, which may be in the nature of a sleeve is designedto telescopically receive and frictionally engage the uppermostextremity of the standard 11 in the manner best shown in the enlargedview in Figure 3 of the drawing. Said sleeve is split longitudinallythereof in order that the component sections of the sleeve may exercisenecessary tension upon the standard and yet adapt itself foraccommodation upon standards of different sizes. An extension 19 carriedby and protruding from the one of the ears 16 to accommodate a boltmember 20 which also passes through both of the ears l6 to adjustablyaccommodate a wing or butterfly nut 21 to facilitate the easy andexpeditious adjustment of the hat crown engaging members so that saidmembers can be adjusted as a unit from the horizontal position shown inFigure 4 to the angular position as suggested in Figures 1 and 2.

Although I have shown and described my invention as having particularconnection with the uppermost extremities of standards incident totelescopic association and frictional engagement it is obviouslyunderstood that the invention may be so constructed as to readilyaccommodate itself upon standards or the like by providing aperturedears and screw connections between the adaptor and standard withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Although I have shown and described the present invention as havingparticular application as a hat supporting means, for use withinhaberdasher and millinery shops, it is obviously understood that theinvention may be equally and effectually used for many other purposes,mention of which is deemed unnecessary.

Having described the invention, what is claimed members in oppositelyinclined positions, and means passing through the aligned apertures ofsaid extension and said ears for pivotally and detachably connecting thesupporting members to said standard.

GEORGE A. JOHNSON.

